Reconnaissance General Bureau
Restrictions and measures
General list effect- ■Property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked
- ■U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealings
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- Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Tradeau_dfat_sanctions
- Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)ch_seco_sanctions
- European Unioneu_fsf
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Officegb_fcdo_sanctions
- United Nations Security Councilun_sc_sanctions
- U.S. Department of the Treasury — OFACus_ofac_sdn
- U.S. International Trade Administrationus_trade_csl
Sanctions record assessment
"Official-source notice: Reconnaissance General Bureau (Entity) appears in a sanctions-list record attributed to U.S. Department of the Treasury — OFAC, UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, United Nations Security Council, European Union, Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Confirm identity, current list status and the measures applicable in the relevant jurisdiction before making a decision."
Banking Impact
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Legal Status
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Official sanctions source metadata
Source: Global Sanctions| Full Legal Name | Reconnaissance General Bureau |
| Known aliases | BGR / Bureau général de reconnaissance / CHONGCH'AL CH'ONGGUK / Chongch'ai Ch'ongguk / Chongch'al Ch'ongguk / Chongchal Chongguk / Chongch’al Ch’ongguk / General Bureau of Reconnaissance / General Bureau of Surveillance / General Reconnaissance Bureau / KPA UNIT 586 / KPA Unit 586 |
| Countries / jurisdictions | kp |
| Source datasets | AU DFAT SANCTIONSBE FOD SANCTIONSCH SECO SANCTIONSEU FSFEU JOURNAL SANCTIONSFR TRESOR GELS AVOIRGB FCDO SANCTIONSIL WMD SANCTIONSJP METI EULJP MOF SANCTIONSMC FUND FREEZESMD TERROR SANCTIONSQA NCTC SANCTIONSTW SHTCUA SFMS BLACKLISTUN SC SANCTIONSUS BIS MIEUUS OFAC SDNUS TRADE CSLZA FIC SANCTIONSau_dfat_sanctionsbe_fod_sanctionsch_seco_sanctionseu_fsfeu_journal_sanctionsfr_tresor_gels_avoirgb_fcdo_sanctionsil_wmd_sanctionsjp_meti_euljp_mof_sanctionsmc_fund_freezesmd_terror_sanctionsqa_nctc_sanctionstw_shtcua_sfms_blacklistun_sc_sanctionsus_bis_mieuus_ofac_sdnus_trade_cslza_fic_sanctions |
| Record status | Appears in an identified official sanctions-list dataset |
| Publishing authority | U.S. Department of the Treasury — OFAC; UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office; United Nations Security Council; European Union; Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO); Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| Record timeline | First seen: 2022-04-27T18:12:14 • Last seen: 2026-10-15T13:25:06 |
| Risk Topics | export.control, sanction |
| Official source | View source record |
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